Chapter 418 Her eyes widened, filled with disbelief.
Before she could finish saying "I am..." she felt a sharp pain in her back.
She was thrown to the ground and ignored.
"This little beggar is lucky. I never thought he could survive being burned like that," a voice said, then faded into the distance.
Lan Xin'er opened her eyes groggily, her body trembling slightly.
She wasn't a beggar; she wanted to call out to the person, but she couldn't move her body at all.
She opened her eyes with difficulty, her voice trembling, as if she felt a strange chill.
In a daze, Lan Xin'er seemed to see the figure of Xiao Su Bao.
Her eyes widened in disbelief.
A girl who looked just like Xiao Su Bao was being held by a tall man.
Several tall men and a few teenagers were with them, and they all seemed to be looking at the girl in the man's arms who looked just like Xiao Su Bao.
And that woman, her eyes were so gentle, even gentler than when Little Zhou looked at me.
The little girl's clothes were made of Yun brocade, and when I was still the little princess of the Lan family, I only had one piece of Yun brocade.
That was a gift from the emperor when I was engaged to the crown prince.
Lan Xin'er clenched her fists and stared wide-eyed, as if she were a vengeful ghost from the underworld.
She always felt a strange sense of familiarity about the man's back.
"Little... Su... Bao..." she called out with difficulty, but her throat hurt so much that only she could hear the sound.
At that moment, Xiao Su Bao seemed to sense something as well, and she subconsciously turned around to look.
But it was blocked by a figure.
She didn't see Lan Xin'er in the corner, but Lan Xin'er saw Xiao Su Bao's eyes!
She couldn't be mistaken, that was Xiao Su Bao!
Impossible!
Little Su Bao is clearly dead!
Lan Xin'er tried with difficulty to stand up, but her body was unable to move, so she could only lie on the ground, staring intently in the direction where Xiao Su Bao had left.
"What's wrong?" Tang Bugui asked the little dumpling on the main street of Lan County.
Xiao Su Bao felt a strange sense of familiarity, which made her shiver involuntarily.
"No...it's nothing..."
Little Su Bao shook her head, a hint of confusion in her eyes.
Looking at the little dumpling, Qian took a piece of walnut pastry from Tang Qi's hand and handed it to the little dumpling.
Little Su Bao, who was initially a little scared, suddenly brightened up, and the gloom in her heart was instantly swept away.
"Eat more, your face will get fuller!" Madam Qian said with a smile, patting her head.
Tang Bugui nodded in agreement. His daughter was too thin; it was too easy to hold her in his arms.
Fu Manduo's eyes lit up immediately, and he handed over the dried meat in his hand.
"Little Su Bao, here you go, and this is for you too!"
Su Ruanruan followed them, and seeing everyone's reaction to Xiao Subao, she couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
She's just a cute-looking girl with a soft, sweet voice, and a rather... well-behaved appearance. Is it really necessary to like her so much?
She didn't say that because Tang Bugui had taken Xiao Su Bao away from her when she wanted to hold him.
She absolutely, definitely wasn't jealous!
Suddenly remembering something, she darted to her cousin's side.
"Su Yun, how did you and Xiao Su Bao meet?" Su Ruanruan leaned closer and asked expectantly.
Su Yun had actually already mentioned this during their previous correspondence.
Su Yun had no choice but to repeat it again.
As Su Ruanruan listened to Su Yun recount the past, she rubbed her chin.
"This girl is great! I like her!" Su Ruanruan's eyes lit up instantly.
Just then, a sinister voice came from behind: "It's no use if you like it!"
Ling Buqi walked over from the side, carrying a lot of pastries in his hands.
"Get out of my way!" Su Ruanruan glared at Ling Buqi, having absolutely no liking for this guy.
Ling Buqi snorted and turned to Xiao Subao, saying, "Little General, let me tell you, some women look like women, but they aren't. Don't be fooled by them, understand?"
Little Su Bao was stunned for a moment, then tilted her head to look at Ling Buqi and Su Ruanruan.
The little girl blinked, her eyes full of confusion.
Why are the red strings binding the two of them getting tighter and tighter?
But don't they dislike each other?
Little Su Bao was extremely puzzled, and she looked at her mother beside her.
The red thread on Mother's body is still... so tightly binding!
The little girl couldn't help but widen her eyes, unsure of what to say.
"Su Bao, are you scared?" Qian Shi, who was standing to the side, saw the little girl looking at her and thought she was worried about seeing Lan Feng.
Unexpectedly, the little dumpling shook her head. Although she was a little uneasy about her uncle, she still wanted to see him.
My mother said that my eldest uncle is the closest person to me in this world besides my parents.
"Su Bao isn't afraid!" She thought of her uncle and then of Bai Shi, her little fists clenched tightly.
Looking at the vibrant young girl, Qian's smile deepened.
"It's good that you're not afraid. If you don't want to go, then we won't go!" Madam Qian said earnestly, looking at Xiao Su Bao.
Although Tang Bugui did not speak, his thoughts were no different from those of Qian Shi.
They didn't want to come at first, but the little dumpling insisted on bringing them over early this morning.
Mrs. Qian was somewhat helpless and could only indulge him.
Lan Feng was completely unaware of this matter at the moment. He was currently busy investigating the affairs of the small village and dealing with some official business.
Because of his dissatisfaction with him, Fulin did not tell him many things directly.
This gave Lan Feng a lot of work to do.
They were walking down the road when suddenly a voice came from there.
"Little Su Bao?" The voice carried a hint of doubt, as well as a complex mix of emotions.
Lan Junyi, who had just arrived in Lan County, was wearing a gray long robe. His eyes fell on Xiao Subao, and he was slightly taken aback.
The little Su Bao in front of me seems to be a different child from the little Su Bao in my memory.
The little Su Bao in his memory was strange and eccentric, and always had a cold look in her eyes when she looked at people.
It was as if she didn't belong to this world; that little cutie made Lan Junyi very uncomfortable.
But now, Xiao Su Bao is like a hedgehog that has put away all its quills.
She revealed her pink belly...
But the next moment, the girl tensed up and stared intently at him.
It's like suddenly opening its little thorns.
“Su Bao…it really is you…” he murmured softly.
"So what if it is!" Tang Bugui turned his head and looked coldly at Lan Junyi.
Lan Junyi paused, then clenched his fist slightly.
"It's good that she's not dead!" Lan Junyi took a deep breath, trying hard not to look at Xiao Su Bao's face, which looked exactly like his daughter's.
Those memories that had almost disappeared came back to life.
If I hadn't been so stupid, my daughter might not have died!
He took a deep breath, and a strange light shone in his eyes.
"Heh, what, in your eyes, as long as he's not dead, it's fine?" Upon hearing this, Madam Qian's chest heaved violently, and she wished she could rush over and give this guy a good beating.
She had seen cruel people before, but she had never seen anyone as cruel as this.
"I..." Lan Junyi wanted to explain something, but Qian Shi, who was standing to the side, spoke up with a cold smile.
"This little one is incredibly unlucky to have been born into your family. Her mother is also unlucky and looks down on you cold-blooded bastards!"
Qian stepped forward, looking at Lan Junyi with disdain.
Upon hearing her mother-in-law's words, Wang Xiuer instantly perked up.
She rolled up her sleeves and stood next to Madam Qian, scrutinizing Lan Junyi from head to toe.
"Did you injure my daughter... Su Bao?"
Wang Xiuer narrowed her eyes, already preparing the angle for her attack.
I'm sure I'll hit it both steadily and ruthlessly in a moment.
Tang Qi seemed to sense his wife's thoughts and stepped aside to block her.
"My little sister is so cute and adorable, how could you be so heartless, old man?" Tang Qi shouted as well.
In an instant, Lan Junyi seemed to become a rat that everyone wanted to kill.
His expression changed slightly; he wanted to say something, but didn't know how to begin.
He looked at Xiao Su Bao, whose eyes were clearly wary, and even her expression had become somewhat wooden.
Lan Junyi clenched his fist before speaking: "But if it weren't for her, my daughter wouldn't have died..."
The most important thing in his heart was the daughter his wife left him.
As for Xiao Su Bao, he can't bring himself to like her.
I felt guilty, but only a tiny bit.
"What a joke!" Madam Qian burst out laughing!
She's always been protective of her own people and always sides with her relatives, regardless of who's right or wrong.
"I've heard about what happened to your daughter. That's your fault as men. What does it have to do with the little girl?"
Xiao Subao paused, looking at Qian Shi in surprise.
Ms. Qian seemed to sense Xiao Su Bao's gaze. She looked at Xiao Su Bao and her voice softened.
"I've heard about what happened to your mother. It has nothing to do with you. It's these men who are incompetent and useless. You're not wrong, and neither is your mother!"
Qian's words struck Lan Junyi like a bolt of lightning, hitting him hard in the heart.
He raised his eyes and looked at Madam Qian, his chest rising and falling slightly.
"I……"
"What do you mean, Lan? If you weren't so incompetent, so what if your daughter is pregnant? We'd see if you, as her father, could protect her!"
"This is because you are incompetent and weak. You didn't protect your own daughter properly, which led to her death and almost killed your granddaughter. If your daughter knew how you treated her, I would haunt you even as a ghost!"
"And Tang Bugui, since you did those things back then, you should have just sent someone to marry him. It was because you were preoccupied with your grand ambitions that you missed out on the woman who had always been devoted to you..."
"What does this have to do with them, mother and daughter? She didn't want to lose her virginity!"
"The reason she insists on keeping Xiao Su Bao is because she thinks the two of you men can protect her..."
"If I had a daughter, I would tell her that before marriage, no matter how sweet a man's words are, she should not lose both her body and her heart!"
"Three-legged toads are hard to find in this world, but two-legged men are plentiful. A man who wants your body before marriage is either lustful or doesn't love you!"
"And Tang Cheng, Tang Qi, Tang Shan, Tang Si, and you little ones, remember this: no matter what, as husbands, you must be responsible for your wives; as fathers, you must protect your daughters. If you don't protect your wives and daughters, others will protect them for you!"
Lan Junyi was taken aback, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes.
He remembered his daughter saying that she hoped he would take good care of their little baby...
But he doesn't want to take care of Xiaosubao!
Every time he saw Xiao Su Bao, he thought of how his daughter had died tragically because of Xiao Su Bao.
He saw Xiao Su Bao as the enemy who killed his daughter!
"What has this innocent child done wrong! When Xiao Su Bao came into this world, none of you asked for her opinion. Why should she have to bear all the suffering?"
When Ms. Qian finished speaking, her voice was filled with heartache.
"Do you know what Xiaosu Bao told me back then? She said she wanted to turn into a star so that Grandpa wouldn't be unhappy?"
"She asked why her grandparents and uncle didn't like Su Bao, was it because Su Bao was... a jinx?"
"What sins did she commit in her past life to meet you all and be hurt by you like this!"
Qian approached step by step, questioning her again and again.
“She…should not have been born. If she hadn’t been born, my daughter wouldn’t have died…” Lan Junyi shook his head, his voice already carrying a hint of fear and unease.
"But she is also your daughter's child. Do you know how she would feel if she were alive and saw you abusing her daughter like this?"
Madam Qian was so angry that she wanted to crack open Lan Junyi's head to see what he was thinking.
Tang Bugui, who was standing to the side, hugged Xiao Subao a little tighter, and his mind was filled with memories of the past.
If only I had directly asked His Majesty to bestow a marriage upon me back then...
Perhaps none of this would have happened, perhaps the woman I love would still be alive.
So, he's the one in the wrong!
"Forget it, I can't explain it to you..." Madam Qian looked at Lan Junyi's slightly obsessive eyes and didn't want to say anything more.
"Mother, can I beat him up?" Wang Xiuer stared at Qian Shi with bright eyes, her voice filled with excitement.
The Qian family...
"Are you stupid?" After saying that, Madam Qian looked at her mentally challenged son and said, "Grab your wife's hand and tell her not to move!"
Tang Qi reluctantly withdrew his raised fist and could only look at his wife with a wronged expression.
The two looked at each other, unsure of what to say.
"Let's go!" Tang Bugui said in a hoarse voice.
Lan Junyi paused, instinctively wanting to step forward; he wanted to see Xiao Su Bao's face one more time.
But the little guy hid in Tang Bugui's arms, so much so that only his little tuft of hair was swaying gently.
Was I wrong?
"No, I did nothing wrong! It was Xiao Su Bao who ruined my daughter's life, it was Tang Bugui who ruined my daughter's life!"
From beginning to end, all he wanted was for his daughter to stay by his side, and for her to be well.
But even that's impossible!
"You're wrong, you're all wrong! I'm not wrong, I'm not wrong!" Lan Junyi shouted, suddenly spitting out a mouthful of blood.
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